I have broken it down into logical lumps and I plan on getting a newspaper early on Sunday to put all of the un-prepped minis on for a starting pic .

The base should be done in an afternoon (not painted), the miniatures will be cleaned, converted and assembled in another afternoon and then it will be down to painting the hundred and eleventy-seven miniatures .

It will be good for me to get some of my Heresy miniatures painted

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You've inspired me to get started Inso. I started tonight as well. The base has had it's first going over on mine and some of the minis have had their skin base coat completed. My WIP will not be as intensive as yours I imagine. This is looking interesting, I never realised how big the hellmites were.

All I need to do now is wait for the miniatures to set before filling the gaps, wait for the base to set before filling the top of the column, adding a rope and sculpting the food onto the table.

Then, everything will be ready for paint.

I have taken a lot of stuff into account for this little project and it goes like this:

What can I acheive in seven days?

What resources do I have at my disposal?

What short-cuts can I take without too much deterioration of the story?

Can I allow myself the time to expand the diorama?

A lot of the texturing will be done using stippling to give the impression of texture. The miniatures will all be stock so little or no conversion will be required. I have kept the scene simple with a very basic story. I have not tried to hide all those extra bits you often find on things like this (the rat eating cheese in the corner, the cat hiding behind the column etc...) because they don't add to the story. I have stuck to one range so that I can focus on what I have.

I reckon I can fudge most of it in the painting phase... so here's hoping

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